How to Survive a Plague

2012 film directed by David France
Movie film Q3700505
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Summary

How to Survive a Plague is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (924 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Creator: David France[3]
  • Director: David France[4]
  • Composer: Stuart D. Bogie[5]
  • Genre: documentary film[6], biographical film[7], LGBTQ-related film[8]
  • Cast member: Bill Clinton[9], Ed Koch[10], George H. W. Bush[11], Jesse Helms[12], Larry Kramer[13], Mathilde Krim[14]
  • Producer: Dan Cogan[15]
  • Collection: Museum of Modern Art[16]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[17]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[18]
  • Review score: 98%[19], 8.4/10[20], 86/100[21]
  • Color: color[22]
  • Country of origin: United States[23]
  • Publication date: January 1, 2012[24]
  • Distributed by: Netflix[25]
  • Official website: http://surviveaplague.com/[26]
  • Main subject: HIV/AIDS in New York City[27], LGBTQ rights[28], LGBTQ movements[29]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film[30]
  • Title: How to Survive a Plague[31]
  • Duration: 110 minutes[32]
  • Social media followers: 3957[33], 3991[34]

Why It Matters

How to Survive a Plague has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . ew.com. Retrieved . ew.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . bfi.org.uk. Retrieved . bfi.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . metacritic.com. Retrieved . metacritic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . bfi.org.uk. Retrieved . bfi.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . bfi.org.uk. Retrieved . bfi.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . bfi.org.uk. Retrieved . bfi.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['cy', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'it', 'pt', 'sv', 'zh']
    Ampas collections film id → W112188
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  2. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 95079
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  3. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +2012-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+110'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    Nominated for → Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film
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